The Washington critic., 1887-08-05
I'LL Penna. Avenue.
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions OF tho
National Capital.

Nhtiohhl ShNIth''
Fare for each person on all lines, 8 cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
all ears, for 25 cents, good on any line
Washington and Georgetown RarOad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle con-
tanning Mills statue OF Washington; Cor
coran Gallery, state, War and Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue Of An
drew jackson; Department of Justice lhalt-
ing at Fife enth street where transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Wizards sand other hotels, and through
tile principal business portion Of tho city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market twhere transfers are given 10 the
Seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
(herc transfers are given To branch running
TO Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad depot, as
cending south side of Capitol Hill, cOntn-
ung along II street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to .Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
FourtCenth'street Branch % Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street 10 boundary, passing
Franklin square and Thomas Statue. Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given to aud
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
Seventhstreot BranCh-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postotlices,. Odd.Fcl-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and Guy POstOiiCc twhcrc
transfers are given TO the main or Avenue
lino), continuing across the Mall past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to the wharvcs of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where II makes u circuit Of West, High,
Fayctte, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gOmery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and Oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala.
tial residences of the West End including
that of the British minister; along Seven
tecnth street west to II street north, Four
teonth street TO +, passing Willard's and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given TO the Ninth,stroct
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
to Fifth street TO Louisiana avenue pa. sing
Judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue TO street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, TO Il street north, TO First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead OF Indiana avenue,
Cars also leave the west front uf the State
War and Navy Departments at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street BranCh-Starts at northern ter
minus OF seventh street west lHhcre It con
meets with Silver Springs Branch, diyurgius
to Ninth street, thence south passing
Mount Vernon square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Posto1cos at + street iwhcrt
transfers are given To main line cast or
west, thence 10 street, passing Ccntle
Market and Baltimore ana Potomac Depot
Sixth street 10 Missouri aycnue, To Four,
and-a half street, thence TO the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs lraucli-Starts from northern
terminus Ui Nnth.streot Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard UniEcr'
siIy and SuhuctIrn Park, TO entrance to
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia iiailway-Starts At Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue tu its intersection
With Massachusetts avenue at seventh
street; thence ON Massachusetts avenue ty
II street north, past tho Government Print
ing once To Boundary and beginning ut
baltimore turnpike and Hgnnng's Bridge
North Capitol and q Street ,ur BelU Rairaal
starts from Maryland avenue AMI -Four
udultli street, thence east 10 tlrsi W',t,
north to g rtrppt west 10 Fourth street,
north 10 T. street, west to Eleventh street,
south to T. street north, west To- Fourteenth
street. south 90 Ohio avenue, east Co
Twelfth street, south tn lirsiula avenue
route, utceut passing east over instead ul
! Hstrrpt
! This line also has short connecting road run.
| ring Co the Centre MIrkut, luTHW.u UN.t
| steamboat whGNvs, Bureau OF Ep-rt,.ut
aud Printing, Washington Monument ANA
El,yDU and boundary,
! Ana,u.Na Railroad starting from loot ol
seventh street, along VI stro.i south.
| rgst uuyyEuI gate. Co Twelfth stru"' east,
| and over tHy An1ro-tn Bridge Iu lnula
| town and Tie Government Hospital ur iht
| Insane EyturUrg same route, IrH .uF7
! t.uud from Avenue Line ur seventh street
| Branch Washington and GrurEu. wa ltlil
| road, ruut-.
| HrIdic COACHES are running from the Navy
| Yard NiJ Pennsylvania avenue tn twenty
| second and 10 streets northwest. Fare, o
| Cluts: sIN Tickets for 20 cents, Uprsgcur
| tickets urr also received as fare.
| llerdic cabs are run 90 any purt OF the city,
| Fare, gt vuut~ within I mile, rs cents per
| hour for one passenger; per hour for
| more than one stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and seventh
| gfrTtt utFf Invest.